1st XV

The Mens 1st XV team is the leading senior team within the club, currently plying their trade in the All Ireland League Division 2B. Games are played on Saturdays and fixtures can be found under the "Senior Calendar" Menu. Currently coached by Mike Walls 0834424639.

Boyne shook off the drubbing they received at the hands of NUIM Barnhall the previous week to finish their season in wonderful style by beating North East rivals Skerries at Shamrock Lodge on Saturday.

Boyne mixed the sublime with the ridiculous in this game and contributed enormously to this humiliating defeat to promotion chasers NUIM Barnhall. Not for the first time during this season have they contributed to their own downfall by displaying indiscipline which incurred the wrath of the referee. During the course of this game they had four players sin binned which left their fellow players with an impossible task of stemming the challenge of the visiting team.

Boyne made the long trip to Cork last Saturday and played their first AIL game in that city when they played Sundays Well in Musgrave Park, the second home of Munster rugby. Whether it was the long trek down to the southern capital or end of season lethargy, this was a game that the Boyne side were extremely fortunate to come away from with four league points. Seldom has a team been on the defensive for such long spells and come out victors of an encounter in which the opposition squandered so many opportunities to put the game beyond doubt long before the end.

Boyne made the long trip to Cork last Saturday and played their first AIL game in that city when they played Sundays Well in Musgrave Park, the second home of Munster rugby. Whether it was the long trek down to the southern capital or end of season lethargy, this was a game that the Boyne side were extremely fortunate to come away from with four league points. Seldom has a team been on the defensive for such long spells and come out victors of an encounter in which the opposition squandered so many opportunities to put the game beyond doubt long before the end.

Last Saturday saw an early start for Boyne members at Shamrock Lodge with a pre-match lunch to honour the legendary Mr. Ken Spellman with Honorary Life Membership at a packed pre-match lunch in the clubhouse, (this occasion is reported elsewhere on this site) but the euphoria that was engendered for this function continued onto the pitch, with the young Lions of Boyne giving an excellent performance to rekindle hopes of getting into a play off by beating Ards with a bonus point to maintain their challenge.

Boyne travelled away again last Saturday and this time they made the journey south to Tipperary to play Nenagh Ormond in a game that was a must win for both sides to retain any interest in promotion from this division. Just one league point separated the sides with Nenagh Ormond just above Boyne in third place. Following their defeat the previous week to Instonians Boyne needed to win at the Tipperary venue to maintain their hopes of at least figuring in the play offs.

Following a two week lay-off Boyne returned to action last Saturday when they made the journey up the M1 to take on Instonians at Shaws Bridge. The home side were seeking to consolidate themselves and not slip into the relegation zone whilst Boyne still clung onto the hope of getting into at least a play off for promotion.

Boyne got back to winning ways last Saturday with this win over West Cork rivals, Clonakilty, who made the long trek to Shamrock Lodge for this encounter. The match was preceded by a minutes silence in memory of Mr. Liam Gardiner, whose son Odie, is a former President of Drogheda RFC and present hard working executive committee member of Boyne RFC.